Very cute book about a field mouse who enjoys the winter. All her friends hunker down in their burrows, occupied with card games, knitting and long naps. But Lucy (our protagonist mouse) likes the feeling of the crisp air, the crunch of the snow, how different the world looks in winter. One day she accidentally slips on a frozen puddle, then catches her balance and glides for an instant. It’s thrilling. She cleverly fashions ice skates, teaches herself to use them, and has the time of her life! She tries hard to convince her friends to come outside and join her, but they aren’t interested. Eventually, after several attempts, she finally finds a way to share her love of winter and skating with her mouse friends.
It was amusing that one of the mice always managed to use a cheese pun in his response when Lucy asked questions. That’s fun. My only little quibble with the book is that in the final picture, the straps attaching skates to the mice feet are missing, but they’re shown in every other illustration. I don’t know why that bugged me so.
Borrowed from the public library. Illustrated by Tegan White. Something about the style reminded me of a book Rain Drop Splash from my childhood, which made me feel nostalgic.
